What I Use
I saw Mark’s list and was inspired to do the same. We have a fair amount of items in common, just swap his 9mm for my .9mm (mechanical pencil).
TextMate – I use very little of it’s power, but what I use works perfectly. I’ve tried all the others, but none ‘just work’ like TM
Transmit – Have used Transmit forever, had a few versions that stunk and I lost a lot of work and a lot of hair, but lately no issues
Quicksilver – launcher of all launchers. Transparent interaction makes it a keeper.
SuperDuper! – perfect imaging has saved me once and made for a perfectly cloned portable when I was out of the office for 5 days.
Photoshop CS4 – The mother-app of my workday. I use a ton of brushes, actions, tricks but haven’t yet found value in switching to Fireworks.
FontExplorer X Pro – Fonts need to be managed, just the way it goes. Pro gets you a lot of nice enhancements as well as support and backup. App integration is intuitive and easy, just install and forget it.
NetNewsWire – RSS reader, applescript-able.
LittleSnapper – At one point in the past I spoke with a Cocoa developer about building this app, so many features I had in mind they nail. Has some growing-up to do but overall excellent application.
TaskPaper – Clean and simple to-do and task management app. Dead simple.
MAMP Pro – Local development made simple. I prefer the GUI in the Pro version for setting hosts.
Colors – Snatch colors from anywhere on the screen. Super helpful.
iStockPhoto – The per-credit system is fabulous, if the Veer Marketplace takes off I may jump ship, but if last year is any indication the iStock folks will be seeing a lot of money from me in 2009.
Word-to-the-Press – I’m a fan. This app and the great people who work on it have been amking my life better for 5 years now.
Last.fm Scrobble – It’s very important to me that people know what I’m listening to. I’m a jerk like that.
AppZapper – We all install mistakes. This is the bad app morning after pill.
xScope – Onscreen ruler, loupe and dimensioning. Period.
Xyle Scope – Not as vital as it used to be with the Safari 4 dev tools and FF Web Dev toolbar, but this app is handy inspecting css quickly. If you find yourself thinking “wow what is the paragraph line-height on simplebits.com” this is a great app to have.
Pantone Huey Pro – Color correction, even for web work, is important and this little device works well for the cost. The Pro versions supports dual monitor profiles.
Pattern Tap – Huge collection of design tidbits from across the web.
Delicious – Where my links live. They were recently in a catastrophic fire at Ma.gnolia and were rescued and relocated to Delicious where they’ve been pretty happy.
Flickr – Photos live here.
Macbook – 2.16GHZ Core Duo, slow and old needs updated
Macbook Air – would love to sell this thing…just not sure what its replacement will be
Canon Scanner – Cheap Pixma printer/scanner combo but works well. Also have an old Epson 1200U with slide attachment when needed, which hasn’t been for years.
Gefen USB-DVI Adapter – allows me to run lid-closed dual monitor (up to 1680×1050) via USB – up to 4
Apple Wired Keyboard – Like having the extra ports and number pad, and the wireless was just too small
Nikon d40 – Technically my wife’s but it’s my gateway drug into photography. Love how well it works and how rugged and family-friendly it is.
Pentel .9mm (the yellow) – My father’s pencil of choice is also my pencil of choice. Tough to find, but worth it.
Moleskines – I have dozens of them, usually forget what’s in which, it’s a big mess. But the notebooks are nice. Go well with my pencils.
House Industries Mousepad – Love my super orange ampersand mousepad. Limited edition and no longer available. So take that.
iPhone (1st Gen) – Haven’t really had a reason to upgrade yet (phone and monthly charge).
AppleTV – Love it, need more reasons to turn it on though.
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